[Kenwood] (no subject) Hackers...

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

On 27 Dec 2012 at 23:19, john wrote:

> A quick check of the msg. header reveals that the message appears to
> have originated in Latvia 
> 
> I need that country! 

Ha! I got that on 40 CW many years ago... ;-)

> The bad guys get your address book spoof the from line and spam
> everyone in your address book to make it look like a real msg. But you
> can look at the message header and follow the path back to it's
> origination.

Yes. Trouble is, of course, that most casual users of e-mail wouldn't know 
how to look at the raw view or the detailed message headers.

> The bad code (virus) usually comes in from a web site
> that is running server software that is not fully patched and or has
> weak security. Your best defense is to keep your system patches up to
> date, don't run in administrator mode, and practice safe computing, 

Yes.

Until my retirement, I was a SYSAD at the University of Idaho...among other 
things...

vy 73,

Ken W7EKB